Collar-shaping machine.



W. K. HATLER. COLLAR SHAPING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5, 1912.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912. y d SHEETS-SHBET 1. 17 I 22 Z J--f I W. K. HATLER.

COLLAR SHAPING MACHINE. APPLICATION 111.111l M1111. 5, 1912.

1,047,21 8, Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

2 SHEETS- SHEET 2.

1 Philadelphia,

To all 'whom t may concern WILLIAM K. HATLER, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR-SHAPING MACHINE.

i Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 5., 1912. Serial No, 681,800.

Patented Dec. 17, 14912.

'Be it known that I, IVILLIAM K.v HATLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented f' certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Shaping Machines, of which the following is a specification.

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My invention relates to improvements in collar shaping machines, the object of the invention being to provide a machine of this collar.

'character which will shape a turned over collar in such a way that it will lie smooth 0n the shirt with the outside fold inV close relationship to the inside fold at the tie opening.

Heretciore, a great variety of machines have been employed for shaping turned over collars, and while they have been more or less ellicient,'they do not properly shape the For example, the machines now in use shape the collar so that it curves in a relatively large arc of a circle when it leaves the machine. In ,order to bring the outside fold of the collar closer to the inside fold, these collars-after they' leave the machines are coiled by hand and forced through a tube or restricted opening which is intended to leave the collar round,.lout as a matter of fact, these collars do not assume thefdesired'sh'ape, .and even though this extra operation is employed do not obtain the results desired. The purpose of my invention 'is to dispense altogether with this last-named operation, and to deliver Ithe collar ready for use with the inside and the outside of the coilarsmooth to allow the tie to be freely adjusted and to also shape the folds of thc collar, s o that they will'lie close together at the tie opening.

With these and otherobjects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction'and combinations and arrangements' of parts'as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In' the accompanying drawings; Figure 1,

is a View partly in elevation and part-ly in vertical section illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional View through the lower portion of the standard. F ig.` 3, is a view in horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4,' is a view on an enlarged scale in horizontal section on the line 4-Ll of Fig. 1 looking upwardly. Fig.' 5, is asimilar view on a reduced scale -ings yplpnger 5 which latter extends through the 'ta le treadle 8 and looking downwardly, and Fig. 6, is a view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

'1, represents a hollow standard provided with a'base 2 at its lower end, and with an integral table 3 at its upper end having strengthening webs Il. Thestandard l is hollow, and is provided with suitable bearallowing vertical movement of a 3 atits upper end, and at itslower 4end 1s connected by a link 6 with a crank arm 7 on a foot treadle 8. This treadle 8 )is piv; otally supported on a transverse shaft 9, secured in the standard, and is adapted when depressed to move the plunger 5 vertically,

and hold it in this vertical position by reason of the arrangement of crank arm 7 and link 6. i

A releasing treadle 10 is pivotally supported on a shaft 11 in standard l, and is provided with a laterally projecting arm 12 8, so that when it will elevate draw downplunger g5. Parextending under the treadle this treadle 10 is depressed,

allel vertically positioned posts 13 are supported reduced The lower reduced ends are projected through bearings 14 in table 3, a'nd are seon table 3, and are provided with Ecured by nuts. l5, while on the 'upper reduced ends of these posts 13, my improved collar shaper 16 is located, and lis secured by huts 17 screwed onto the ends of'the posts. This collar Shaper 16 is cored formends which are screw-threaded.-

ing a'steam chamber 18 communicating with steam pipes 19, so as to allow circulation of steam through the chamber and heat the Shaper. Suitable plugs 20 close openings in the casting which are necessary in the formation of the hollow casting. -In the lower face of the Shaper 16, a spiral groove 2l is l formed. One end of this groove communi- Cates with a central opening 22 1n the .sliaper, while the other end of thisr groovel communicates with an elongated opening 23, and this groove is somewhat V-shape in cross section, and is of a length equal to or greater than the length of any turned over collar in use, so that it is adapted to shape any turned over collar.

24, represents. a swinging frame which is and held against vertical movement bv rprovided centrally with a bearing sleeve 25 mounted toturn on the left hand post 13,

4gaged by the This frame 24 at both ends is made with integral sleeves 28, while 'at the lower end of the frame, a circular base 29 is formed ,having two openings 30 therein for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

Each sleeve 28 supports a vertically movable head 31 having a tubular guide stem 32 fitting the sleeve 28. In each of 'these guide stems 32, a coiled spring 33 is located, and bears at its upper end against' a screw plug 34 screwed into the head 31, and at its lower end. against a block 35 which projects through the lower end rof the tubular Stem, and is made with an annular flange 36 which bears against. an internal shoulder 37 in the tubular stem, limiting the downward movement of said block. This block 35 projects below the stem 32, and-is adapted to lbe en- (plunger 5 as will be hereinafter explaine On thel top of each head 31, a collar holding form 38 is located, and

this form is preferably .brazed or otherwise secured in a groove A39 -n the head. These collar forms 38 are in` the form of a spiral, so as to conform to the shape 'of the groove 21 when in line therewith, -and it is to be understood that the frame 24 is to be swung on post 13, so as to bring either of the forms 38 into position below. the shaper 16.

Tov hold the frame against rotary movement, a hand lever 40 is fulcrumed between its ends on table 3 by means of a bolt 41, and

at its inner free end is provided lwith an upwardly projecting pin 42. This pin is adapted to be ositioned in a notch 43 on sleeve 28. Bo'tli) of vthe sleeves 28have these notches '43, which are formed by two outwardly projecting lugs having curved outer faces, and one 1'1g 44 being longer than the other lug 45, so that While the 'lug 45 Inay serve to press the pin 42 outwardly,the. in-

ner straight face of lug 43 will strike this pin and prevent the frame from being'swung too far, and when in this position, a coiled,

spring 46 which connects the lever 40 with the table 3 serves to forcethe pin 42 into a notch, and securelyholds the frame against rotary movement.

To prevent any upward movement of the plunger 5 in the event thelframe is not properly held by the lever 40, an L-shaped arm 47 is provided. The horizontal member of this arm extends through a slot 48 in standard 1, and has a collar 4.) on its end secured by a set screw 50 to the plunger 5,`

so that the' arm is compelled to move vertically with the plunger. The vertical member of this arm 47 extends through an opening 51 in the table 3, and when the frame is properly positioned, so that its block 35 is directly above the. plunger 5, the opening 51 and one of the openings 30 will be in alinement.' The upward movement of the plunger 5 will serve to force the arm 47 through the opening 30. It', however, the

"perfect, particularly at the front:

parts are not in position, this arm will engage the under face of the flange 29, and prevent any upward movement of the plunger. v

In operation, it is customary for turned over collarsto be ironed flat and then moistened along the line on which they are to be folded, and then put through some sort of machine which folds and shapes the collars.

'Such machines as now in use leave the col- While this is a great improvement in the/ laundrying of the collar, it does not produce the desired results because the collar 'is not By providing my imp roved shaper with groove 21, the walls of which are heated by which corresponds in shape to the forms 38, when a collar is placed on one of the forms and forced'up into the groove, it will be in a general spiral form, so that when removed from the form, even though its tendency is to open slightly, it will be in general circular shape to conform to the 'Shape it will assume on t-he neck of the user.

vthe steam, and said groove of a spiral shape In operation, the collars will be ironed flat as before, and moistened along the fold line. The operator will then place a collar in position on the form 38 which is to the left of Fig. 1. She will place the .collar on the form so that the long outside button hole flap on the collar will move into the opening .23 when elevated. The rest ofthe collar she will shape around the form, and by reason of the spiral shape, any'size collar .will be accommodated on the same form.

lVhen the collar is in position onl the form, the operator swings lever 40 to one side and then .moves the frame 24 around to bring the collar in position under the shaper 16. The lever 40 serves to lock the parts in this position as above explained, and treadle 8 I is then depressed. This causes plunger 5 to move upwardly and contact with block 35, forcing the head 31 upwardly and the colvlar into the groove 21. The upward movement of the plunger 5 is greater than the movement of the head, so that block 35 is forced into the hollow stem 32 and spring 33 exerts a constant pressure on the head to force and hold the collar in the groove 2l.

Vhile one collar is in the Shaper, another collar will be placed onv the left hand form so that when a. collar has been in lthe Shaper freely between the folds. Furthermore, the .louter fold of the collar is spaced properly .cient length of time has elapsed, treadle4 is depressed cansino' treadle 8 to move upwardly and drawl own plunger 5, al-

-lowingthe head 31 to'move downwardly to its normal position. Lever 40 is then operated, and the frameturned as before, the collar being removed from the form 38, and

is ready for the Auser Ywithout any further operation, The collar therefore is shaped V ready for use, and is smooth inside and outside, having a uniform spacing throughout, between the inner and outer folds, so that they do not grip the tie, but allow it to slide ,'from theinner fold, and held relatively closeto theinner fold, preventing it from Haring outwardly as collars`ordinarily do A' after tbeing laundried.A

While I believe the spiral shape of the groove and the form, ,to be superior to any other sha e, and certainly superior to a complete lcire I would have it understood th'at I may make avarious changes in the exact.

Ashape of. this groove without departing from the invention.

Various' otherfslight changes might be made the general form and arrangement of parts .described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit' and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l

1. A collar Shaper having a, spiral collar receiving groove therein, a collar holding .form of spiral shape conforming in shape to the shape'of the groove, and means for moving -one of said parts relative to the other, substantially as described.

i 2. A collar shaper comprising a hollow casting havingv a spiral collar receiving groove therein, means for directing a heating agent through said hollow casting, a collar holding form of spiral shape conforming in shape to the shape of the groove, and means for moving one of said parts relative tothe other, substantially as described. A machine'of the character described, comprising a standard, a table on the standard, posts secured to the table` a shaper 'Secu'red on the upper ends otl the posts and having a spiral collar receiving groove in its-lowcr face. means for beating the slmper. a eollai'.1ecei\ing form adapted to be positioned below the shaper, and means for moving said form vertically to project the collar into the groove in the shaper and 4. A machine ot the character described, comprising a 'standartha table on the standard, posts secured to the table, a. Shaper secured on the upper ends of the posts and having a spiral collar receiving groove in its lower face, means for heating the shaper', a collar receiving form adapted to be positioned below the Shaper, means for moving said form vertically to project the collar into the groove in the Shaper and withdraw it therefrom, and means for exerting spring pressure on the collar while in the groove, substantially as described.`

5. A machine of the character'described, comprising a standard, a table on the standard, posts secured to the table, a Shaper secured on the upper ends of the posts and having a spiral collar receiving groove in its lower face, ireans for heating the Shaper, a trame mounted to 'turn on. one of rvsaid posts, sleeves at the ends of said frame. hollow stems vertically movable in said sleeves, heads on t-he upper ends of said stems, spiral collar receiving forms on the said heads adapted to be positioned in alinement with the grooves in the Shaper, and

means for moving .said heads vertically when in position below the Shaper, substantiall'y as described.

6. A machine of the character described,`

comprising' a. standard, a table on the standard, posts secured to the table, a Shaper secured on the upper ends of the posts and having a. spiral collar receiving groove -in its lower face, means for heating the Shaper, ai frame mounted to turn on one of said posts, sleeves at the ends of said frame,'hol low stems vertically movable in said sleeves, hea ds on the upper ends of said stems, spiral collar receiving forms on the said heads adapted to be. positioned in alinementl with the grooves in the shaper, a vertically movable plunger in said standard, means for moving the plunger vertically, said plunger constructed to elevate .the table when moved vertically, an arm secured to said plunger and projecting through an opening in the table. and openings in the frame adapted to register with said arm when said heads are properly. positioned below the shaper. substantially as described. I

T. A machine. of the character describedf comprising a standard, a table on the standard` posts secured to the table, a Shaper secured on the upper ends of the posts and having ay spiral collar receiving groove in its lower farce. means for heating the Shaper, a

frame mounted to turn on one of said posts,

'sleevcs at. the ends of said frame, hollow stems vertically movable in said sleeves, heads on the upper ends ot' said stems, spiral collar receiving forms on the said heads adapted to be positioned in alinement with the grooves in the shaper, a vertically movable plunger in said standard, means for lmoving the plunger vertically, said plunger having a spiral collar receiving groove in its constructed `to elevate the table when moved vertically, lugs on the sleeves forming a notch between them, a spring-pressed lever on the table, and a pin on said lever adapted to moi'e between the lugs and hold the frame in` position to register the form with the groove, substantially as described.

8. A machine of the character described, comprising a standard, a tableon the standard, posts secured to the table, a shaper secured on the upper ends of the posts and lower face, means for heating the shaper, a frame mounted to turn o-n one of saidposts, sleeves at the ends of said frame, hollow stems. vertically movable in said sleeves, heads on the upper ends of said stems, spiral collar receiving forms on the said heads adapted to be positioned in alinement with the grooves in the shaper, a vertically movable plunger in said standard, means'formoving the plunger vertically, sairl plunger constructed to elevate the table when moved vertically, a plug inthe lower end of said stem, a spring in said stem exerting upward pressure on the table, ay downward pressure Y on the block, and said block adapted to be engaged bythe plunger, whereby the spring will be compressed when said head is forced upwardly to exert pressure on 'the collar while in the groove, substantially as described.

' 9." A machine of the character described,

'comprising a standard, a table on the standard, posts on the table, a Shaper secured on the posts and .having a spiral groove in its lower face, a frame mounted to turn on one of the posts, heads mounted at the ends of the frame, collar receiving forms on said heads adapted to move the collars up into the grooves in the Shaper, a vertically mov-v able plunger in said standard adapted tol move the heads vertically, a foot treadle supported in the lower end of the standard and having a crank arm thereon, a link connectmgsald crank arm w1th the plunger, a

second foot treadle pivotally supported in 

